The Pakistan's Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Draft Medium Term Development Framework recognize that the most … these objectives can be made operational by examining the characteristics of the labour market in Pakistan. The first part … played a vital if not a decisive role in influencing poverty levels in Pakistan. The second part of the paper reviews the …

The role of women in African economies is more emphasised in recent years by ensuring gender equality and women … empowerment. But the fact remains as women have less access to resources, education and health facilities in most of the … developing countries. Greater participation of women in economic activities is the major concern of most of the countries in …

Tamil Nadu in India has a glorious tradition of recognizing the importance of empowering women over several centuries … enrollment, female life expectancy, and women’s access to basic amenities. The maternal mortality rates and total fertility rates … are also lower than the national average. In terms of political participation, women are faring reasonably well. While the …

The present paper seeks to dissect the significance of micro-credit in empowering women. It starts with a brief … self-sustainability paradigm. Though some evaluations paint a positive picture of the impact of credit programs on women …

In this paper we argue that the promotion of women in microfinance initiatives and the bias against men is taking place … the goal to encourage microfinance to promote women empowerment and economic development. …

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women and their empowerment in terms of various indicators … obtained from various sources. The study reveals that development process in the state is not gender neutral; women enjoy quite … inferior status as compared to the average women in India. Percentage of women in the government services and their political …

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women empowerment in India using various indicators like women … study reveals that women of India are relatively disempowered and they enjoy somewhat lower status than that of men in spite … decision making power and freedom of movement of women vary considerably with their age, education and employment status. It is …

The process of development in the developing countries had, by and large, marginalised women and deprived them of the …’. The last century was however marked by a remarkable though gradual shift in the way women were perceived within the … policy approaches was informed by changing perceptions about women and their relationship with development. A significant …

The concept of women empowerment was the outcome of several important critiques and debates generated by the women … to make any significant dent in the status of women. The failure was ascribed to the adaptation and the application of … institutions (such as the World Bank and the UN) unfortunately is that economic empowerment automatically converts to women …